Savala, Savaḷā, Savalā, Shavala, Śavala: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Savaḷā and Śavala can be transliterated into English as Savala or Savalia or Shavala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shaval.
In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsŚavala (शवल) [=śabala?] or Śavalaka refers to the “spotted color” which were used as symbols for the unknowns, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—Āryabhaṭa I (499) very probably used coloured shots to represent unknowns. Brahmagupta (628) in the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta mentions varṇa as the symbols of unknowns. As he has not attempted in any way to explain this method of symbolism, it appears that the method was already very familiar. [...] In the case of more unknowns, it is usual to denote the first yāvattāvat and the remaining ones by alphabets or colours [e.g., śavala].—Cf. Pṛthūdakasvāmī (860) in his commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta (628) and Bhāskara II in the Bījagaṇita.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysavaḷā (सवळा).—a Properly sōvaḷā.
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savāla (सवाल).—m ( A) A question, inquiry, interrogation.
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savāla (सवाल).—m ( A) The tenth month of the Muhammadan year.
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sāvaḷa (सावळ).—n f C A large branch of a Palm generally (i.e. of māḍa, tāḍa, suramāḍa, or phōphaḷa).
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sāvaḷā (सावळा) [or सांवळा, sāṃvaḷā].—a (śyāmala S) Of light complexion, fair. 2 Red deeply tinctured with blue, purple.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsavāla (सवाल).—m A question, interrogation.
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sāvaḷā (सावळा).—a Of light complexion, fair; purple.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚavala (शवल).—See शबर, शबल (śabara, śabala).
See also (synonyms): śavara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavala (शवल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) 1. Variegated, of a variegated colour. 2. Imitative. 3. Articulate. 4. Divided into various parts. m.
(-laḥ) A variegated colour. f. (-lā-lī) 1. A brindled cow. 2. The cow of plenty, Kamadhenu. n. (-la) 1. Water 2. A religious observance peculiar to the Baud'dhas. E. śav to alter, kalan aff, and pa changed to va .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavala (शवल).—I. adj. 1. Variegated, of a variegated colour, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 145, 12; grown or yellow, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 109 (cf. Wilson, Spec. of the Theatre of the Hind. 2. ed. i. 250, n.). 2. Imitative. 3. Articulated, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 68 (divided, viz. by rivers). Ii. f. lī. 1. A brindled cow. 2. The cow of plenty, Vaśiṣṭha’s cow, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 52, 21. Iii. n. Water.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySavala (सवल):—See śabala and 3. savana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavala (शवल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) m.] A variegated colour. a. Variegated; imitative; articulate. 1. f. (lī) Brindled cow; cow of plenty. m. Water; a religious observance.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śavalā (शवला) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Savvalā.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Śavala (शवल) [Also spelled shaval]:—(nm) see [śabala; ~lita] see [śabalita].
2) Savāla (सवाल) [Also spelled saval]:—(nm) a question, query; an exercise/problem (in Mathematics); demand; -[javāba] question and answer; ~[nāmā] questionnaire; —[karanā] to (put a) question; to put forth a demand; —[kucha javāba kucha, dīgara javāba dīgara] the answer to be beside the question; [savāloṃ kī jhaḍī lagānā] to put one question after another in quick succession.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSavaḷa (ಸವಳ):—[noun] a weapon, consisting of a long wooden or metal shaft having a pointed end, used to throw at or thrust; a spear; (?).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+10): Cavalaikkarar, Cavalaikkulantai, Cavalaipay, Cavalaippillai, Cavalaivenpa, Cavalakkam, Cavalakkarar, Cavalam, Savala Gondhala, Savala-garnu, Savala-javapha, Savala-javapha-garnu, Savala-uthnu, Savalade, Savalagondhala, Savalakhilya, Savalakka, Savalakke, Savalakki, Savalaksha.
Ends with (+10): Asavala, Ausavala, Bandasavala, Barisavala, Bilidasavala, Dashavala, Devasavala, Dosavala, Ghussavala, Haradasavala, Holedasavala, Jaisavala, Jesavala, Kakasavala, Kakhasavala, Kalasavala, Kasavala, Kempudasavala, Kusavala, Lohinishavala.
Full-text (+18): Savvala, Savalata, Shabala, Shavalikrita, Sevalin, Shavalatva, Shavalacetana, Cavalakkarar, Shaval, Karttikaivalai, Sawaal-jawaf, Savara, Lohinishavala, Lohitashavala, Savala Gondhala, Olaivalai, Savalengondhalem, Savalanem, Tantukkol, Saula.
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